14 occurrences

'Provoking' in the Bible

"When you have had children and {grandchildren} and you have grown old in the land and you act corruptly and you make a divine image [of] the form of anything and you do evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God, [thus] provoking him to anger,

Verse ConceptsProvokingIdols

And [then] I lay prostrate {before} Yahweh, as earlier, forty days and forty nights; I did not eat food and I did not drink water because of all your sins that you committed, by doing evil in the eyes of Yahweh [and so] provoking him.

Verse ConceptsMediatorProstrationWaterFasting, Accompanied ByMore Than One MonthFasting For Long Periods

For I know that after my death you will certainly act corruptly, and you will turn aside from the way that I have commanded you, and the disaster in the future days will befall you, because you will do evil in the eyes of Yahweh, {provoking him with the work of your hands}."

Verse ConceptsCorruption, CausesGod's WaysProvoking GodSin, Nature OfKnowing Beforehand

Yahweh will strike Israel as one shakes the reed plant in the water, and he will root Israel up from this good land that he gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the River because they have made their sacred poles [which are] provoking Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsFalse Godsdispersion, theReedsRootsGod Scattering IsraelGod Beating PeopleGod ShakingBeyond The EuphratesServing Asherah

Moreover, the word of Yahweh came to Baasha and to his house by the hand of Jehu the son of Hanani the prophet, because of all the evil that he did in the eyes of Yahweh by provoking him with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam; and he destroyed him.

Verse ConceptsMessengerProphets, Role OfImitating Wicked KingsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son which they committed and which they caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodVanityGod Opposes Idolatry

He went in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sins that he caused Israel to sin by provoking Yahweh the God of Israel with their idols.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked KingsGod Opposes Idolatry

because they have done evil in my eyes and were provoking me from the day that their ancestors came out from Egypt up to this day.'"

Verse ConceptsFalse Religion To This Day

because they have abandoned me and they have burned incense to other gods, provoking me to anger with all of the works of their hands. My wrath shall be kindled against this place and not be quenched.'"

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodRenunciationQuenchingIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

The children [are] gathering wood, and the fathers [are] kindling the fire, and the women [are] kneading dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out libations to other gods for the sake of provoking me to anger.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringDoughQueensTablesFirewoodKneading DoughDifferent GodsFood For Other godsWorshipping Material ThingsServing Asherahgathering

[Are] they provoking me to anger? " {declares} Yahweh, "[Is it] not themselves [they hurt], for the sake of the shame of their faces?"

Verse ConceptsProvokingFruits Of SinShame Has Comehurting

For the people of Israel and the people of Judah were doing only evil in my eyes from their youth, for the people of Israel [were] only provoking me to anger by the work of their hands," {declares} Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsDecadenceBeing Evil From YouthAll Have Sinned

provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, to make smoke offerings to other gods in the land of Egypt where you [have] come to dwell as aliens, so as to cut off yourselves, and so that you are becoming as a curse, and as a disgrace among all the nations of the earth?

Verse ConceptsDifferent Gods

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfMinistry, In The ChurchProvokingBrotherly LoveAvoid Envy

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Harry (1 instance)
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Provoke (70 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
παραζηλόω 
Parazeloo 
Usage: 4

כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 55

כּעשׂ כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 25

מרר 
Marar 
Usage: 16

נאץ 
Na'ats 
Usage: 25

סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

רגז 
R@gaz (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

ἀποστοματίζω 
Apostomatizo 
Usage: 1

ἐρεθίζω 
Erethizo 
Usage: 2

παραπικραίνω 
Parapikraino 
Usage: 1

παροξύνω 
Paroxuno 
Usage: 2

παροξυσμός 
Paroxusmos 
Usage: 2

παροργίζω 
Parorgizo 
Usage: 2

προκαλέομαι 
Prokaleomai 
Usage: 1